| 1969 Georgia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 54 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $16,935 | Race Date: | Nov 17, 1968 | Middle Georgia Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 8m 6s | Macon, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 85.121 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 16 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | David Pearson D. Pearson | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #17 Plymouth | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 362 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 95.472 MPH | |||||
| Official 1969 Georgia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 362 |
| 2 | 1 | 17 | David Pearson | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | 48 | James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 490 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 64 | Elmo Langley | Langley & Woodfield | Running | | 0 | 476 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | John Sears | L.G. DeWitt | Running | | 0 | 466 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 39 | Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Car Owner) | Engine |  | 0 | 462 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 6 | Neil Castles | Castles Racing | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 47 | Bill Seifert | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 454 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 76 | Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 442 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 45 | Cecil Gordon | Siefert Racing | Running | | 0 | 439 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 46 | Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 423 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 416 | 0 |
| 14 | 27 | 93 | Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 408 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 392 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | 56 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 71 | Bobby Isaac | K & K Insurance | Engine | | 0 | 315 | 61 |
| 18 | 13 | 8 | Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Running | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 14 | Bobby Allison | Friedkin Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 252 | 69 |
| 20 | 26 | 38 | Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 222 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 49 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Accident | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 57 | Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 162 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 80 | E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 22 | Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | | 0 | 119 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 0 | Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 96 | Don Tomberlin | Roy Buckner (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 10 | Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Oil Leak | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 25 | Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine |  | 0 | 20 | 0 |
